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Tokamak Energy achieves temperature threshold for commercial fusion

Tokamak Energy achieves temperature threshold for commercial fusion

Oxford-based UK tech firm Tokamak Energy has reached a milestone in privately-funded fusion research after its ST-40 spherical tokamak reactor reached a temperature of 100 million °C (180 million °F), which it says is the threshold for commercial fusion energy.

https://newatlas.com/energy/tokamak-energy-temperature-threshold-commercial-fusion/

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The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc on weather in the US and Europe

The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc on weather in the US and Europe

Research shows the northern hemisphere's jet stream is migrating toward the Arctic, which may cause more droughts in Europe and warming in the US.

https://www.businessinsider.com/jet-stream-moving-north-climate-change-weather-2021-9

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Lucid to start deliveries of electric cars with range exceeding Tesla's in October

Lucid to start deliveries of electric cars with range exceeding Tesla's in October

U.S. startup Lucid Group Inc said on Tuesday it will start delivering luxury electric sedans with a Tesla-beating driving range in late October, posing a major challenge to the market leader whose sales of premium models have stagnated.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lucid-start-deliveries-electric-cars-with-range-exceeding-teslas-october-2021-09-28/

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MSNBC unearths clip of Joe Manchin calling for up to $4 trillion in infrastructure spending

It’s hard to understand what Joe Manchin is doing these days, other than forcing Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell to fight over who gets to loofah his undercarriage as he dithers in the bath over infrastructure spending. Of course, the real question...

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/9/9/2051316/-MSNBC-unearths-clip-of-Joe-Manchin-calling-for-up-to-4-trillion-in-infrastructure-spending

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Chip Shortage Could Slow Electric Vehicle Rollouts

And no one is certain how long the shortage will last

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chip-shortage-could-slow-electric-vehicle-rollouts/

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